Ticketing machine



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TICKETlNG MACHINE.

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TICKETING MACHINE. APPLICATiQN FILED SEPT.18, 1920.

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GEORGE W. HENRY, JR., F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO G.

DAVIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

CORFORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

0F PHILADELFHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

TICKETING- MACHINE.

Application filed. September 18, 1920. Serial No. 411,228.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that T, Gnonen W. HENRY, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Ticketing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in machines for attaching sales and other tickets to fabrics and other materials.

The object of the invention is to construct a machine of this t pe, which will automatically print, fee cut a ticket from a strip, and attach it by stitches to the material, the thread being automatically cut after a predetermined number of stitches has been made.

. The invention also relates to certain details of construction which will be fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side View of my improved ticket printing, cutting and stitching machine Fig. 2 is an end view of the front of the machine;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the rear of the machine;

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view on the line 4-4, Fig. l, with the work plate removed;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation-on the line 5-5, Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 6-6, Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a detached plan view showing the thread cutter in the open position;

Fig. 8 is a detached perspective view of the thread cutter;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a tag strip, 7

which is inserted in the machine- Fig. 10 is a view, showing the material with the tag attached b stitching; and

Fig. 11 is a sectiona view on the line 11-11, Fig. 1, showing a detail of the rack and pawl mechanism for operating the needle.

Referrin to the drawings, 1 is the base of the mac ine mounted on a suitable stand 2. On this base is an electric motor 3, of

any suitable type, by which the mechanism is driven. 4 is a frame supporting the mechanism of the machine. 5 is a longitudinal shaft extending, in the present instance, throughout the length of the machine. On this shaft are the cams 6, 7 and 8, which give motion to certion parts of the mechanism. machine in which is mounted the needle bar 10 and the presser bar 11 carrying the presser foot 12 at its lower end, which is located above the work plate 13 at the front end of the machine. On the shaft 5 is a worm wheel 14, which meshes with a worm 15 on a transverse shaft 16 coupled to the shaft 17 of the motor 3. On the opposite end of the shaft 5 in the head of the machine is a grooved cam 18, which engages a pin 19 secured to the presser bar. A

spring 20 tends to force the presser bar and.

9 is the head of the point so as to release the material and the tag Secured thereto. The needle bar 10 is operated by a. rock shaft 21 mounted in the lower portion of the head of the machine. This rock shaft has an arm 22 connected by a link 23 to a pin 24 carried by the needle bar 1O. On the rock shaft 21 is another arm 25 to which is pivoted a connecting rod 26. pivoted, in turn, to an arm 27 on a shaft 28 on the base of the machine. This shaft carries the looper 29 and the eccentric 30 for operating the feed bar 31, which projects through the work plate 13. On the shaft 28 is a plnion 32, which meshes with a gear wheel 33 on a stud 34. On the stud is a pinion 35, which meshes with an intermediate gear 36 which, in turn, meshes with a gear wheel 37 on a shaft 38. This shaft extends to the rear of the machine and has a pinion 39 loose thereon, which is engaged by an inclined rack 40 adapted to a guide 41.

Therack is reciprocated while the shaft 38 is to be rotated in one direction only,

is turned by the pinion 39 and disk 39 in one direction and as the pawl 97 is in 44 fixed to the shaft 5. Secured to the worm wheel 14 is a ratchet wheel 45, which is engaged by a pawl 46 pivoted at 47 to the disk 44 and a spring 48 tends to move thepawl into engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel. On the pawl is an arm 46, which is arranged to come in contact with a cam 49 pivoted at 50 to the frame of the machine. This cam throws the pawl 46 out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 45 and stops the movement of the shaft 5, the rack 40 and the needle bar 10. To start the movement of the needle bar, the pivoted cam 49 is moved .in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, by a rod 51 connected to a lever 52 pivoted at 53 and having a push plate 54, which is pushed by the operator when it is desired to start the machine. A spring 55 connected to the lower end of the cam is attached to the frame and tends to move the cam into position to drop the pawl 46. A spring 56 is attached to the rod 51 and tends to return it after being actuated by the push lever.

Mounted on an eccentric 57 on the for ward end of the shaft 5 is an eccentric strap 58 having an arm 59, which is connected to a knife 60 by a pin 61. This knife is pivoted to the frame at 62 and is pressed against the frame by a spring 63 mounted on the rear end of the pin 62 so as to keep the knife inclose contact with its cutting edge.

101 is a bed on which the strip of tags a is fed. 64 is a reciprocating slide having dogs 65, which engage the notches a of the tag strip, to feed the strip one tag at a time. The knife 60 severs a projecting tag from its strip at the notches, shown clearly in Fig. 10.

The cam 6 on the shaft 5 actuates a lever 66 pivoted at 67. This lever has an arm 68 from which is hung a hook 69, which engages l the bar 51 and automatically lifts it out of engagement with the pivoted cam 49. This allows the spring 55 to move the cam into the path of the pawl 46 and throw it out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 45, stopping the machine after a series of stitches has been made.

The slide 64 carries an inking pad 7 0 which, as the slide reciprocates, passes under the chase 71 carrying the type 72. This type chase is mounted in a vertically reciprocate ing plunger 73 having a pin 74 extending into the cam 7 on the shaft 5. The cam is timed with the cam 6 so that the type will be inked and will make an impression on the tag strip, which is moved intermittently over the bed 101.

The tag strip is made of paper in the present instance and is formed into a roll mounted-on a reel, or other support, and is fed under a spring retainer 75 at the rear of the machine, which prevents the strip moving backward when the slide is returning to engage another notch in the tag strip. In this application, I lay no claim to the operation of the slide and plunger carrying the type form, as they have been described in previous patents bearing on this subject.

The feed bar 31, which feeds the material across the path of the needle, has a rear extension 77 pivotally connectedbya link 78 to a fixed bearing plate 79 secured to the frame of the machine. The forward end is mounted on the eccentric 30 carried by the shaft'28.' 81 is a spool carrier on which a spool or bobbin 5 is mounted. The thread 0 passes from this spool through an .eye 82 in a standard 83 secured to the frame of the machine through an eye 84 and through a tension device 85 to the needle bar 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The cam 8 on the shaft 5 operates the shears for automatically cutting the thread after a given number of stitches has been made to attach a tag to the material. 86 is a vertical shaft having an arm 87 provided with a roller, which extends into the groove of the cam 8 and atthelower end of this shaft 86 is an arm 87* connected by a rod 88 to an arm 89 of a movable shear blade 90 pivoted at 91 to a carrier 92. This carrier is pivoted to the bearing plate 79 by'a screw pin 93. The other blade 94 of the shears is fixed in the carrier as shown clearly in Fig. 8.- Eachblade is notched, forming a throat 95 through which the threadextends and, as the cam 8 is properly timed, aseries of stitches is made by the needle and immediately after the last stitch of the series is made the shears are operated and the thread is severed. A spring 96 returns the movable shear blade to the open position. The shears carrier is pivotally mounted so as to swing to and from the looper; There is a forward and a rear stop on the plate 79 to limit the movement of the carrier. When the stitches have been made, the

shears carrier is moved forward until it the thread to prevent it from drawing out of the eye and there is also suflicient thread left at the end of the stitch to prevent the thread raveling. Thus the ticket is prevented from becoming loose on the fabric.

It will be seen by the above construction that I am enabled to secure tags to a fabric and other materials by a series of stitches, which will hold the tags firmly to the material, and, as the thread is soft, there is no liability of a purchaser or sales person being injured by the tag retaining means, as is frequently the case with metallic fastenings. By using a needle with thread in attaching a ticket to the fabric, the needle in puncturing the fabric does not cut the threads as is often the case with a pin, since the edges are not sharp. Consequently, a machine of this character can be used for ticketing fine.

fabrics.

In ticketing stockings the stitch used in securing a tag can also be used in attaching the two stockings ofthepair together.

The machine is semi-automatic, in that the operator merely places the material to which the tag is to be attached on the work plate, pushes the lever 52, which releases the pawl 46 from the cam 49 and the tag is moved forward by the slide 64 and cut by the knife 60, the presser foot clamping the tag to the material and, as the needle reciprocates to form a stitch, the feed bar 31 feeds the material transversely over. the work plate. After a series of stitches has been made, the hook 69 lifts the bar 51 and releases the pivoted cam 49 so that it will move in the path of the pawl 46 and stop the movement of the needle mechanism, the shears, in the meantime, having cut the thread. The piece of material is removed from the machine and another piece placed bar carryin peated.

in position, when the above operation is re- The printing mechanism prints the tag in advance of the cutting operation and this printing mechanism may be omitted where a plain tag is desired.

I claim 1. The combination in a ticketing machine, of a bed; a reciprocating feeding device for feeding a strip of tickets over the bed; means for operating said feeding device; a knife for cutting a ticket after it has been projected; a work plate on which material is placed; a presser foot; a needle a needle; means for feeding the materia and the ticket transversely across the machine while the needle is forming a series of stitches; means for severing the thread after a series of stitches has been -made; an operating shaft; a longitudinal tion'between the said rack and the operating shaft; and a cam for releasing said connection.

2. The combination in a ticketing machine, of a bed; a reciprocating feeding device for feeding a strip of tickets over the bed; means for operating said feeding device; a knife for cutting a ticket after it has been projected; a work plate on which material is placed; a presser foot; a needle bar carrying a needle; means for feeding the material and the ticket transversely across the machine while the needle is forming a series of stitches; means for severing the thread after a series of stitches has been made; an operating shaft; a disk; a releasable connection between the operating shaft and the disk; a longitudinal shaft; means connecting the longitudinal shaft with the needle bar; a pinion on the rear end of the longitudinal-shaft; a rack engaging said pinion; a rod connecting the rack with the disk; a cam for releasing the connection between the operating shaft and the disk; automatic means for allowing the cam to move into position to release the said connection to stop the needle and transverse feeding means; and means for moving the cam to permit connection to be made between the operating shaft and the disk.

3. The combination in a ticketing machine, of a bed; a reciprocating feeding de- 'vice for feeding a strip of tickets over the bed; means for operating said feeding device; a knife for cutting a ticket after it has been projected; a work plate on which material is placed; a presser foot; a needle bar carrying a needle; means for feeding. the material and the ticket transversely across the machine while the needle is forming a series of stitches; means for severing the thread after a series of stitches has been made; an operating shaft; a ratchet wheel thereon; a disk; a pawl carried by said disk and arranged to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel; a longitudinal shaft; means connecting the longitudinal shaft with the needle bar; a pinion on the rear end of the longitudinal shaft; a rack engaging said pinion; a rod connecting the rack with the disk carrying the pawl; a movable cam for withdrawing the pawl from engagement with the ratchet teeth; automatic means for allowing the cam to move into position to withdraw the pawl to stop the needle and transverse feeding means; and hand operated means for moving the cam out of the path of the pawl, allowing the pawl to reengage the ratchet wheel.

4. The combination in a ticketing machine, of means for feeding a ticket strip through the machine; means for cutting a ticket from the strip; a work plate on which material is mounted; means for clamping the cut ticket to the material on the Work the rack to the disk; a longitudinal shaft;

a pinion on the rear end of said longitudinal shaft meshin with the teeth of the rack;

a looper sha t; gearing between the looper shaft and the said longitudinal shaft; a looper carried by said looper shaft for form: ing a loop von the needle thread; a rock shaft; an arm on the looper shaft; an arm on the rock shaft; a link connecting the two arms; and a second arm on the rock shaft connected to the bar of the'needle mechanism. i

5. The combination in a ticketing machine, of a frame; abed; means for intermittently feeding a ticket strip over the bed; means for cutting off tickets as they ,are projected from the machine; means for clamping a ticket onto material; a needle bar carrying a needle forsecuring the ticket to the material by stitches; a longitudinal shaft connected to the needle bar; a notched disk secured to said shaft; a pinion loose on the shaft and carrying a disk; a springpressed pawl on the disk arranged to en gage the notched disk; a detent pawl pivoted to the frame and also engagin said notched disk; a reciprocating rack mes ing with the pinion; and power means for reciprocating the rack; the parts being so constructe that as the rack is reciprocated the shaft will be turned in one direction only.

6. The combination in a ticketin machine, of a bed; a" reciprocating sli e ar-- ranged to feed a ticket strip over the bed;

means for cutting a projected ticket from the strip; means for sewing the cut ticket to material; means for severing the thread longitudinal rod with which the hook en-' gages; a hand lever for moving the rod longitudinally; a ratchet wheel on the cam shaft; a disk loose on the shaft; a pawl pivoted to the disk; and a pivoted cam normally in the path of the pawl, the rod, when moved by hand, shifting the cam clear of the pawl so as to allow the pawl to engage the ratchet wheel and operate the sewing means the hook lifting the bar when the feed'shde is moved forward so as to release the pivoted cam and allow it to assume a position in the path of the pawl.

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